Spot-flanked Gallinule / Porphyriops melanops
Spot-flanked Gallinule
SCI Name:
Protonym: Rallus melanops Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 28 p.553
Taxonomy: Gruiformes / Rallidae / Porphyriops
Taxonomy Code: spfgal1
Type Locality: Paraguay.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1819
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PORPHYRIOPS
(Rallidae; Ϯ Spot-flanked Gallinule P. melanops crassirostris) Genus Porphyrio Brisson 1760, swamphen; Gr. ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos appearance; "Un troisième genre (PORPHYRIOPS, Porphyriops) nous est offert par les espèces américaines qui présentent un bec presque aussi élevé que celui des Porphyrions, mais plus comprimé, ce qui les rapproche de la Marouette, dont les éloigne, au contraire, l'ampleur de leur pouce. L'individu figuré par M. J. E. Gray, dans l'édition anglaise du Règne animal de Cuvier, sous le nom de Fulica crassirostris, peut être considéré comme le type de cette troisième division." (Pucheran 1845). This genus was formerly included in Gallinula (see Sangster et al. 2015). Var. Porphyreops.
melanops
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face.
● ex “Rollier à Masque Noir” or “Kaialora de la Nouvelle Hollande” of Levaillant 1802, and “Black-faced Crow” of Latham 1802 (subsp. Coracina novaehollandiae).
● ex “Streaked Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Leucopternis).
● ex “Ypacahá cara negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 373 (Porphyriops).
● ex “Lindo pardo copete amarillo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 101 (Trichothraupis).
SUBSPECIES
Spot-flanked Gallinule (bogotensis)
SCI Name: Porphyriops melanops bogotensis
bogotense / bogotensis
Bogotá (formerly Santa Fé de Bogotá), Colombia. In early ornithology “Bogotá” was used to designate a species of unknown provenance but, from the distinctive way in which the trade-skin had been prepared, presumed to be from the Spanish Main (= Spanish-held Mainland), the hinterland of north-western tropical America.
Spot-flanked Gallinule (melanops)
SCI Name: Porphyriops melanops melanops
melanops
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face.
● ex “Rollier à Masque Noir” or “Kaialora de la Nouvelle Hollande” of Levaillant 1802, and “Black-faced Crow” of Latham 1802 (subsp. Coracina novaehollandiae).
● ex “Streaked Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Leucopternis).
● ex “Ypacahá cara negra” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 373 (Porphyriops).
● ex “Lindo pardo copete amarillo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 101 (Trichothraupis).
Spot-flanked Gallinule (crassirostris)
SCI Name: Porphyriops melanops crassirostris
crassirostra / crassirostre / crassirostris
L. crassus thick, heavy; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
● ex “Coucou à Gros Bec” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 214 (syn. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● ex “Alouette à Gros Bec” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 193 (syn. Galerida magnirostris).
● ex “Thick-billed Grosbeak” of Latham 1783 (Oryzoborus).
● ex “Thick-billed Thrush” of Latham 1783 (‡syn. Turnagra capensis).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)